Émission TV: The West Wing - 7x4
Previously on The West Wing: You think the leak came from me.
Santos is a lot smarter and tougher than you think.
We gotta take it to him.
We gotta put Santos in a jam.
Is it Lou or Louise?
Louise is fine.
Chairman Farad, welcome.
I've done more to support the Palestinian cause...
...than anyone who's sat in my chair.
I'm Charles Frost and I'll be handling your briefings.
Go ahead.
Well, there's a situation in Kazakhstan.
I report to Cumberland Minimum Security Prison tomorrow.
Counsel's office says the first round of subpoenas are coming.
If there's anything you want me to...
I want you to tell the truth.
Good morning.
This is an inquiry by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
This is the 14th closed hearing by this committee...
...as we conduct our joint inquiry...
...into the disclosure of classified national-security information to the press.
Will the witness please stand and raise your right hand to take the oath?
Do you swear the testimony you give...
...will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
I do.
Senator Dresden, you may proceed.
Ms.
Hooper, good morning.
Thank you for joining us.
You are Chief of Staff Claudia Jean Cregg's...
...executive assistant, correct?
Yes, sir.
You are responsible for connecting calls...
...from both outside and inside the White House through your office line?
Yes, sir.
I assume you are familiar...
...with the White House archiving system, ARMS?
I am.
This committee has subpoenaed...
...copies of the electronic material that passed through the office...
...between December 30th and July 14th of this year.
In total, the search included 19 segments of the ARMS database.
Separate subpoenas were served to include the use of e-mails...
...from both interoffice hard drives to the individual servers...
...of BlackBerry and various other devices of an electronic nature.
Did you need water?
I'm fine.
Could we get her water?
Yes, sir.
You're aware of an article in The New York Times on July 14th...
...claiming the existence of a shuttle?
Yes, sir, I am.
You're aware the reporter responsible for the article is Greg Brock...
...who has been jailed for refusing to reveal the source?
Yes.
Am I correct that Mr.
Brock appears on Ms.
Cregg's phone log...
...between two and 14 times a week in the six months before June 30th?
Does that sound accurate?
Yes, sir.
On June 27th, you received a call on your main office line...
...from Mr.
Brock's cell phone at 7:27 a.m.
Is that correct?
Yes, sir.
What can you tell us about that call?
I wasn't in the room with Ms.
Cregg at the time of call...
...so I can't say what she and Mr.
Brock spoke about.
You can't say?
I mean, I don't know.
Mr.
Brock called again at 1:29 and again at 2:20 that same afternoon.
The first call you patched through to Ms.
Cregg on her BlackBerry?
That's correct.
Am I correct...
...that the calls that come through can be monitored...
...after they have been connected?
I remind you that you're under oath.
Yes, sir.
So you were capable of monitoring Ms.
Cregg's phone calls...
...private and otherwise.
Yes, sir.
So let me start by asking you...
...did you ever monitor any conversations...
...between Ms.
Cregg and Mr.
Brock?
How long can we keep generating a third of this world's economic output...
...if a third of our students don't even meet the most basic reading levels?
How long can we stay number one...
...in high-tech jobs if we are declining...
...in the percentage of bachelor's degrees and graduate degrees in science?
What are you saying?
They couldn't get creationism in class...
...it violates separation of church and state.
Gonna run into the same with intelligent design.
The board of education held hearings...
...on intelligent design being taught alongside evolution...
...so reporters are gonna wanna talk.
The board has a problem with the Constitution?
The board was taken over by evangelical Christians in the last election.
Vinick's on his way to Atlanta.
Still hammering on border issues.
Looks like the Togetherness Tour is working.
The Washington Post calls the Santos/McGarry show: "An effective blend of energy and experience."
L.A.
Times says Leo "actually looked lifelike."
The Post-Dispatch calls our Education Week "Boring Week."
When we talk about education...
...we're talking about our most precious resource: Our children.
Ladies and gentlemen, we must find better ways...
Morning.
You owe me money.
I'm working.
I'm just saying.
You're talking about a guy with a career 2.37 ERA.
I am.
Had an 0.98 ERA going into the break.
Went 21 straight without blowing one save.
And last night's game makes it 50 bucks.
I'm working.
So am I.
C.J.
Was up all night.
Any word from Margaret?
She's testifying.
She'll be back in an hour.
When do you go?
Tomorrow.
You?
Tuesday.
Hey.
What are we talking about?
Baseball.
Nothing.
Keep that coffee away from me.
Here all night?
Omnibus intellectual-property bill...
...defenses for good-faith uses...
...third-party participation for patent exemptions.
Fun.
You talk fast.
You owe Charlie.
Talking about a guy with a career 2.37 ERA.
Shoo.
Shooing.
Less coffee, more sleep.
What's up?
Out of soy.
I got the caramel.
You know what I'm talking about.
Toby got served yesterday.
How many people here have subpoenas?
Lots.
Lots.
We got trouble.
With a capital T.
And that rhymes with P, and that stands for pool.
Go home and rest.
I just need a nap.
How about a half an hour?
No calls.
Oh, jeez.
I forgot to call Leo.
About what?
Don't ask.
Our economy is changing.
We are in an information revolution...
...and nearly 60 percent of companies say that they face...
When you going to D.C.?
Two hours.
He's doing it again.
I'm on it.
Throw up our hands and do nothing?
No!
I can't hear you!
No!
Don't we want jobs here in America?
Yes!
Or do we really want them to go to India and China...
...where they have the skills, at a quarter of the cost?
No!
What?
No!
Let this be a call to action to all of us today...
...so that we can make sure that all students, all teachers, all schools...
...have the support that they need to meet the highest possible standards...
...for our children's brightest future.
Thank you all for coming today.
Thank you.
Vinick's on to Atlanta for a lunch with the chamber of commerce.
Hammering on border issues?
Jackhammering.
Either way, it's Education Week.
We stay on message.
Questions on intelligent design.
Local issue.
We stay on message, we stay in control.
Give me the watch.
I wasn�t...
People don't think you like the speech.
Love the speech, but I'm getting it five times a day.
We didn't put you here for entertainment.
There someone on that phone?
C.J.
The phone.
The watch.
Oh, for the love of...
Give me the watch.
You're not a tall person.
You're fabulous.
Help me, God, please.
How's Education Week going?
How can we stay number one in tech jobs...
...if we lag behind in the percentage of bachelor's and graduate degrees?
Sounds like a real hoot.
I got a call from the Vinick campaign.
About?
Apparently he had an analyst go off...
...on some situation in Kazakhstan during his daily CIA briefing.
Do we have a situation in Kazakhstan?
Nothing worth telling you guys about.
Have you asked Kate or Nancy?
Vinick wants a new briefer.
The guy wouldn't shut up.
You had anything come up in your briefings?
Not that I'm aware of.
I got served.
Out there?
What can I say?
They're handing subpoenas out at the Dairy Queen.
Leo, the press...
Yeah.
They're gonna have a field day.
Have you gotten a lawyer?
Don't need a lawyer if you haven't done anything wrong.
Yeah.
C.J., I have Kate Harper.
What line?
We have fragmented reports confirming a suicide bombing.
Reports are still not clear on how close the bomber was to the chairman...
...
but we can confirm that Palestinian leader Farad...
...
has been the victim of what appears to be...
C.J., are you there?
Leo.
No word yet on whether Farad is dead...
Find a television.
Ten hut.
Go ahead.
Please.
At 9:33 p.m.
Jerusalem time...
...Chairman Farad was on his way back from speaking in the West Bank...
...when a vehicle charged and exploded.
Several students were killed and Farad was injured.
He's at Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount of Olives.
We're unclear on the extent of injuries, but most of his security detail was killed.
Has anyone claimed responsibility?
Not yet.
Commander Perkins?
On speaker.
Have we heard from the Israelis?
Not yet, Mr.
President.
Who sent the bomber?
Too soon to tell.
Smart money is on Hamas or Islamic Jihad.
Concern is whether this is part of a scheme backed by Syria or Iran.
Iran and Syria are interested in status quo.
They don't want our mission to succeed.
They need the problem to keep people interested in the West.
Who's in charge with Farad injured?
Speaker of the house assumes the presidency.
The constitution calls for an election within 60 days to fill the post.
Mukarat would win any popular election.
Unless Hamas wants to exploit the situation.
We don't want fighting between Hamas and the Palestinian security forces.
That could be a prelude to civil war.
With our peacekeepers in the crossfire.
Chairman Farad died five minutes ago.
We need to do everything in our power...
...to help the Palestinians hold this together.
Press is waiting.
Draft of your Farad...
I know what I'm gonna say, Josh.
What do we know?
Farad's dead.
Suicide bomber.
Mukarat?
The president's trying to rally support.
And the Israelis?
Zahavy'll tighten security...
...close checkpoints.
If Israelis reenter those territories...
There will be a briefing in an hour.
Vinick responded?
In minutes.
Funeral will blow us out of the water.
He wasn�t popular.
Bartlet has to make this an event if he wants to hold peace.
Two days before the campaign shuts down.
We should shut down tomorrow.
Are you crazy?
Respect for...
This is a campaign.
Vinick is not gonna take...
Guys, come on.
I wanna call the president, offer condolences.
I know he and Farad were close.
We'll make time after your statement to the press.
This is a pit stop.
No stray questions.
Got it.
Can you take a call from headquarters?
Sure.
I'll catch up.
His name is Ned.
What?
Ted.
His name's actually Ned.
I don't like his head.
Hello?
How do you respond to Chairman Farad's death? "
Those souls are great who, dying, gave a gift of greater life to man.
Death stands abashed before the brave.
They own a life death cannot ban."
My thoughts are with Chairman Farad's family...
...and to all who share the dream of peace throughout.
Congressman, will you attend the funeral?
We've only just received the news.
This state's board of education is questioning the teaching of evolution.
I don't think this is the right time.
Thank you.
Congressman, could you tell us if you believe in intelligent design?
I believe in God, and I'd like to think he's intelligent.
Does that mean you believe it should be taught in schools?
Does that mean you don't believe in evolution?
Can we get a follow-up question, please?
It was a gaffe.
It was not.
Worse, it was a God gaffe.
Can we not call it that?
Said he believed intelligent design.
Not what he said.
Didn't say he didn't.
Didn�t say he did.
It's creationism with a Groucho mask.
It isn't.
It deviates enough from the Bible to say the Earth is, indeed, over 6000 years.
It doesn't say God created everything, but perhaps an intelligent designer.
When asked if he believes in intelligent design, he responds, "I believe in God."
That sounds like "Yes."
It sounds like he wants the Bible taught in biology class, which...
He doesn't.
Which means we are off message...
...which means we're out of control.
You're right.
Thank you.
We have to issue a clarifying statement.
Phone's ringing off the hook.
How many Congressionals?
Fifteen.
Half our base.
ACLU, NARAL...
Hey.
Any positive phone calls?
A couple.
Most think he's pandering, or worse.
Or that he believes in intelligent design.
Anybody have the time?
It's 10:20.
We've got a plane to catch.
Goodbye, everybody.
Woman stole my watch.
Got a minute?
Yeah.
I got served.
They want me to appear on Monday.
Before Congress?
Yeah.
Leo.
I'll call you from the plane.
What time is Zahavy calling?
The president's waiting in the Oval now.
Vinick.
Right.
I got a call from Vinick campaign about a CIA analyst going bonkers in his briefing.
Wouldn't shut up about Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan?
Kazakhstan?
One of the Stans.
Remember the agent's name?
No.
I'll look into it.
Thanks.
You okay?
They're calling me.
How you doing?
On my last drop of adrenaline.
You?
That guy called again.
Margaret often gives me a name.
Margaret's not back yet?
Mr.
Frost.
Charles Frost?
Don't know him.
You heard about Santos and how smart God is?
Sounds like Education Week's evolving into Religion Week.
Briefing in 10.
The president spoken to Zahavy?
Any minute.
We're in the Oval.
Hey, I got subpoenaed.
Congratulations.
You?
Nope.
Last one to get one's a rotten egg.
Last one is the focus of the investigation.
Have a lawyer?
No, I do not.
Get one.
I don't need a lawyer if I haven't done wrong.
The president's on with Zahavy.
I understand, Eli.
I feel exactly the same way.
I'm sure we all hope for that.
Thank you, Mr.
Prime Minister.
Anything?
He's nervous.
Will Zahavy attend the funeral?
He wouldn't commit.
Palestinians are protesting in Ramallah, in Bethlehem...
...claiming Israelis were behind this.
That's Hamas.
Did Zahavy confirm the closing of his checkpoints?
Yes.
And he agreed that he'd like to see Mukarat win the election.
If the Israelis reenter...
Mukarat goes.
Think we can hold together for 60 days?
If we keep Mukarat alive for three, it'll be a miracle.
Toby.
First draft only, sir.
Sir, we have an update on the bomber.
His name is Asim bin Ahmed.
He was a 23-year-old medical student at Al-Quds University in Hebron.
A student?
He had friends on a Jihad soccer team.
Jihad soccer team?
Several have carried out bombings.
Though the bomber has no formal ties to Hamas...
...his classmates say he spent hours at the mosque praying and studying.
Sir, our satellites are showing Israeli tank movement.
We need to announce our plans to attend the funeral.
We'll round up Zahavy, Prime Minister Grady...
...President D'Astier and Chancellor Earhart.
Have they said they're coming?
Not yet.
Palestinians wanna have the funeral in Israeli-controlled Jerusalem.
Beautiful this time of year.
No one is gonna guarantee security.
Secret Service is gonna go crazy.
Leaders with a death wish would go.
Fine, we'll send Congress.
You should go, sir.
The Palestinians need to see you there.
See how much you respected Farad...
...how committed you still are to peace.
I am gonna attend, and I want the leaders of the world to attend with me.
Get the leaders of Syria, Lebanon and Egypt on the phone.
It's almost 1 a.m.
In Cairo, sir.
Good, let's wake some people up.
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you, sir.
Commander?
We're gonna hold this peace together.
Yes, sir.
The governor's inside.
Wants to use his photographers.
We're using ours.
Make sure no press sneaks into the parent-teacher roundtable.
They'll wait outside.
Afterwards...
...we'll put something out clarifying the congressman's statement.
That says he thinks God's a moron?
He's not running for preacher.
He's not gonna use Medicaid for communion wafers.
He believes in God, as did Lincoln.
We can't get sucked into these issues.
Except the Republicans have nominated a pro-choice...
...anti-God candidate for the first time.
We have a chance to reach in and win back religious voters...
...to tell the heartland that maybe...
...we finally have a nominee who's not hostile to their cultural values.
We got their attention.
Which is why you're gonna what?
Stay on message.
If someone asks...
...about intelligent design, you...?
Answer?
Yes.
No.
The ACLU and Anti-Defamation League called...
...for clarification on your God gaffe.
My what?
The Center for American Innovation and Advancement of the American Way...
...are going bananas.
Don't let anyone bait you into using...
Words.
Words?
Yeah, words, like... "
Evolution."
"Genesis."
"Monkey Trial."
"Creationism."
"School."
"Church."
"State."
Amen.
Hey.
Margaret called.
She's still not back?
They had more questions after lunch.
You want some coffee?
I'm taking a nap.
Okay.
I just need half an hour.
You got it.
I'm serious.
I'm starting to see weird colors, so no people, no calls.
Charles Frost called again.
Say what he wanted?
He said he needed to talk today.
Oh, try to find out who he is.
No visitors, no calls?
I just need half an hour.
Power nap.
Yes.
Sweet dreams.
Charlie.
Close the door.
Right.
You busy?
Yes.
You alone?
I'm reading.
Guess it's time for reading glasses.
What do you want?
Meeting Haffley on this bill.
Get Charlie to help.
Haffley's gonna push us on providers.
He'll want Straight-A provisions to nullify school-based provisions.
It's legislative back-and-forth.
Reconsider getting a lawyer.
Greg Brock...
Is in jail.
Charlie.
Margaret's not back yet?
Can't you see I'm losing my mind?
And if I can't sleep, I need at least 10 minutes of quiet time to myself.
Quiet time.
My time.
I'm going out to get coffee.
Ready to freebase if that's what it takes to make this life livable.
Peace, quiet and an IV of caffeine.
Can I get you anything?
I'm good.
Let me.
Take a nap.
Really?
Either that or we pad the walls.
What'll you have?
A double-shot cinnamon mochachino, no whip, sprinkles and another shot.
I'll write it down.
Can you help me with this?
Sure.
This is a lot, isn't it?
I never know when I'll need an extra set of everything.
Flight time to the nation 's capital is one hour and five minutes.
You all right?
I'm fine.
Just a little process I go through when I fly.
What process is that?
I wash back two anti-anxiety pills...
...with a few flutes of champagne, and I'm just fine.
Thank you, Lauren.
You realize it's a short flight.
Sir.
Has the speaker called back?
No, sir.
He's on to the fact that you're inviting him to a funeral...
...where there's a fifty-fifty chance he'll wind up dead.
Coward.
I wanted to remind you...
...that the reception for new members at the Kennedy Center will be at 8 p.m.
Fine.
Have a seat.
Sir?
Sit with me a minute.
Who's performing tonight?
Oh, the Vlassenko Septet will be playing Mozart.
Did you know Mozart's father believed his son to be a miracle from God?
He was so convinced of this that he forced young Wolfgang...
...to play all over Europe.
He felt it was his duty in a world where no one believed in miracles anymore...
...to show them God's latest.
Mr.
McGarry's on the line.
Thank you.
How did Wolfgang feel about being hauled around like a trained monkey?
It pretty much screwed him up for life.
Leo.
Mr.
President.
When do you get in?
In about an hour.
Really?
Things must be slow on the campaign trail.
Mr.
President, I've been served a subpoena to appear before Congress.
At 7:23 on the morning of June 20th...
...Ms.
Cregg called Mr.
Brock on his cell phone.
Yes, sir.
Were you on that call?
I don't believe I was.
You don't?
No, because my first recollection of learning of this call was from Ms.
Cregg.
You connected the call but did not monitor it?
I don't believe I connected that call.
Can you say...?
That is my recollection.
Your recollection is...
...that you don't remember.
My best recollection is that I did not connect that particular call.
On the afternoon of the 29th, you received a call...
...from Mr.
Leo McGarry at 4:23 p.m.?
Yes.
He was calling...
...to discuss the New York Times article with C.J.
Cregg?
Yes, sir.
Miss Cregg?
You scared me.
Charles Frost.
We met once at the agency.
You've been calling me.
I have information concerning the assassination of Chairman Farad.
It's extremely sensitive.
May I sit?
You briefed Arnold Vinick.
I need five minutes with the president.
No problem.
The assassination is not what they've been telling you.
What have they been telling me?
That it's a student extremist with TATP.
That he was an individual acting on his own.
This was a carefully organized act, and there are more coming.
Did you take this through channels?
I've been attempting, but no one takes the larger threat seriously.
What larger threat?
The assassination of Chairman Farad...
...is linked to another assassination that will be carried out within days.
Another will be carried out in weeks.
The target will be in Kazakhstan.
Rushan Issetov.
The strongest leader in the region.
No one here will care, but Kazakhstan...
...will be thrown into chaos.
The third assassination will be the regional vice president of Unocal.
I just need five minutes.
This could be the beginning.
We can do a big speech on faith and public values.
He can offer himself up as the buckle on the Bible belt.
Fifteen percent of our base are secular.
Josh.
Leo.
You reminded him to stay off the Old Testament?
Yeah, I'm trying.
How you guys doing?
Make sure he doesn't take questions.
Yeah, I'm on it.
How's the rest of the day look?
Same as always.
Photo op followed by roundtable followed by photo op.
Have you told the congressman?
I haven't.
Did you call the president?
I did.
What did he say?
What do you think?
I'll call you after?
The roundtable's starting.
Listen, I gotta...
Go.
Yeah, come on.
Update on the funeral?
When do you brief?
Five.
I'll let you know.
I have remarks for the president to make at tonight's recital.
Great.
I wonder if you need to look at them.
Anything I would notice, C.J.
Will notice.
Sure.
What are you digging for?
How'd your testimony go?
Postponed.
Apparently Margaret's still up there.
You got my message?
Yeah, I was on my way.
I'll let her know you're here.
Kate Harper.
You can go in.
We need to talk.
I have the analyst who briefed Vinick.
Frost.
I spent 20 minutes with him.
Here?
He said some things.
I'm gonna have his ass.
Why are analysts under your purview coming to me?
I apologize, and I'll have his ass.
Are we sending lunatics...
...to brief Republicans?
He said there'd be another assassination.
In Kazakhstan.
Issetov.
He said it was related to Farad.
We have no intelligence to support that.
I feel so much better.
Frost is a good analyst.
He knows the region.
Sometimes he's wrong.
Is he still briefing Vinick?
Not after yesterday.
Let me take care of it.
He also said some VP of Unocal was gonna be assassinated.
Yeah.
Yeah.
C.J., this just came from Counsel's office.
What is it?
I'm pretty sure it's a subpoena.
We are in an information age.
And we have a school system...
...that is practically a relic of the agrarian age.
The best teachers will tell you themselves...
...we have to raise standards for teachers.
We have to.
We should pay them like professionals and hold them to higher standards.
Yes?
Congressman Santos, do you believe in the theory of intelligent design?
What's your name?
Michelle Banks.
I teach 10-grade science here.
Well, Michelle, as a Catholic who attends church every Sunday...
...I do believe in God, and my faith tells me...
...that there was a designer.
Time to leave.
The school?
The state.
Yes, sir?
What's your name?
Clifford Reynolds.
I teach English here at Leonard.
Nice to meet you, Clifford.
Thanks.
May I ask you if you believe in the theory of evolution?
I think it would be fairly difficult to teach geology, anthropology...
...and zoology without evolution, so, yes, I do.
I don't think it's contradictory to believe in science and believe in God.
Do you believe that the theory of intelligent design...
...and the theory of evolution...
...should be taught alongside each other in the public schools?
Absolutely not.
One is based on science and one is based on faith.
Intelligent design is not a scientific theory.
It's a religious belief, and our Constitution...
...does not allow for the teaching of religion in public schools.
Many of us here would be more comfortable...
...if our children were taught all points.
And I'm all for that.
Evolution is not perfect.
It doesn't answer every question, but it is based on scientific facts.
Facts that can be predicted, tested and proven.
Intelligent design asks theological questions.
Many of us would agree that at the beginning...
...of all that begatting...
...something begun.
What was that something?
Congressman Santos...
...many of us want a science taught to our kids...
...that's in accordance with our beliefs.
I understand.
But can't we agree...
...that the inclusion of non-scientific explanations...
...into the science curriculum of our schools...
...misrepresents the nature of science...
...and therefore compromises a central purpose in our public education...
...which is the preparation of a scientifically literate work force.
If you have a problem with your child's education, get involved.
If you have a problem with what the board wants, run for school board.
We can never forget that the best way to preserve our democracy...
...is to take part in it.
Thanks for your question.
I thank you all.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'll be damned.
Congressman.
Congressman.
Do you feel that teaching...?
Just because I'm talking about faith...
...doesn't mean I don't believe in separation of church and state.
Do you think Senator Vinick believes in intelligent design?
Well, I don't know.
You'd have to ask him that.
Did what I think happened just happen?
Ted...
My name's Ned.
Where's the nearest TV?
Senator Vinick.
You know, the Supreme Court...
...
does not allow the teaching of religion in public schools.
Come on.
But, senator...
This is a local responsibility, not a federal one.
You can do better than that.
Some on the right are still looking for a reason to vote for you.
Can you afford to keep alienating them?
Thank you.
That's when Vinick's people ended the Q & A.
Ended the Q & A.
Meet the Press called.
They wanna open with Santos and his views on religion and education.
And Nightline called about Monday.
Where's the congressman?
Yes, Mr.
Speaker.
I appreciate the support.
Thank you.
The speaker's in.
We're close to a full house on Air Force One.
Any word from the ambassador if Chigorin's coming?
You can corner him at tonight's recital.
Yeah.
Wheels up at 9 a.m.
Tomorrow.
Agent Butterfield will be briefing you on security on the plane.
Fine.
Santos seems to have turned the tables on Vinick.
Yes.
I understand Leo called.
Yeah.
Thank you, sir.
Barry.
Mr.
Vice President.
Please.
I can't tell you how comforted we all are by your presence on the ticket.
Awful about Farad.
How do we protect ourselves from a guy dressed in dynamite?
I appreciate you taking the time to come by.
Of course.
I've been served a subpoena to appear before the Intelligence Committee...
...investigating the White House leak.
You could claim executive privilege.
I wasn�t chief of staff when it happened.
You were working in the White House.
Privilege isn't gonna work.
The president has ordered all personnel to cooperate.
You were working in the White House without a title...
...with the individual who's now become the focus of a criminal investigation.
Yes.
So a candidate for the vice-presidency...
...with alcoholism and heart disease...
...was working at the White House when a breach of national security occurred...
...and is going to be dropped at the Hart Building with his lawyer...
...to testify before a Republican congressional committee...
...investigating a Democratic administration's failure...
...to competently protect the presidency.
Any way I can protect the Santos campaign?
When do you go before the committee?
Monday.
We can talk about protecting you.
But as far as the Santos campaign is concerned...
...you are just a guy dressed in dynamite.
Thank you.
You wanted to see me, Mr.
President?
Toby, come on in.
You read my draft, sir?
I made a few changes, but...
Have a seat.
Thank you, sir.
What changes?
Do we know more about the bomber?
He was a student.
Twenty-three-year-old from an upper middle-class family.
When he wasn�t in school, he spent hours at the mosque...
...studying and praying.
Churchill said, "A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
I pushed him.
Farad?
Farad didn't think the peace would work, and I pushed him into doing it.
Leo called.
He's coming to town to do the Sunday-morning shows.
He's also coming to see his attorney.
It seems he's been served a subpoena to testify.
Leo can't pull up to the Hart Building in a limo.
Vice-presidential candidate can't testify.
It'll be the end of Santos' campaign.
The investigation into the leak...
...is focused on C.J.
They've got it wrong.
Apparently, they don't see it that way.
You need to dress for the recital, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
How'd it go?
Try and get some sleep.
The motorcade's gonna pick you up at 7 a.m.
Sharp at your hotel.
Once you wrap it up, you have 30 minutes...
...to get to Face the Nation, followed by a sit-down with The Post.
Don't you ever get tired?
No.
And how is that?
I graduated cum laude...
...with a degree in art history.
If you'd told me I'd end up here...
Let's just say I love my job.
What time is it?
Headed back to your hotel?
Yeah, it's been a day.
What are you up to?
Heading back to my apartment and a nice hot bath.
Feel like dinner?
I do, but...
Get a bite.
It's early.
Thanks, but no.
I just think it's better while we're spending so much time together...
...that we try and keep our distance whenever possible.
Keep our distance?
Because of the tension.
What tension?
Last education stuff of the day, then back to the hotel.
Let you know when they're ready.
I'll see you inside.
Thank you.
You wanna talk?
How you doing?
I'm good, good.
Joey Lucas said there might be some movement in the polls.
The Sunday shows are gonna make Matt Santos' Education Week...
...their lead political story.
Imagine that.
We came here to talk about education.
You spent the whole day getting people to talk about education.
A little religion helps the medicine go down.
Leo got subpoenaed.
When does he appear?
Monday.
Okay, ready.
The president will be leaving for Jerusalem in the morning.
Will Zahavy be attending?
He's afraid his presence will provoke a reaction from hardliners.
We're deploying more of our own peacekeeping troops...
...as a precaution.
How long until they're in position?
The coordinator said six hours.
Any other activity?
The Israelis halted their tanks for now.
What's that?
We have what appears to be another assassination.
Kazakhstan.
President.
Standard turmoil in the region.
Issetov?
That's right.
I want you to tell me everything you can about the assassin.
Somebody get our ambassador to Kazakhstan.
And I want the regional office of Unocal on the phone now.
Before we recognize tonight's Kennedy Center board...
...I'd like to take a moment.
Chairman Farad was my friend.
Together with Israeli Prime Minister Zahavy...
...we pursued the challenge of a brave and just peace.
Our goal was a better future for the children.
But old enemies die hard, and last night hatred and fear...
...took our friend in a senseless act of cowardice.
How, then, should we respond to such violence and despair?
I know that Chairman Farad would want us...
...to take a moment to remember those innocent victims...
...who perished with him.
They were seven students studying at universities in Jerusalem.
And their names are: Salim Saidam, age 19, Palestinian.
Akiva Eshkol, age 23, Israeli...
To be a person of faith...
...is to have the world challenge that faith.
Was the universe designed by God?
That's up to everyone in this country...
...to decide for themselves, because the framers of our Constitution...
...believed that if the people were to be sovereign...
...and belong to different religions at the same time...
...then our official religion would have to be no religion at all.
It was a bold experiment then, as it is now.
It wasn�t meant to make us comfortable.
It was meant to make us free.
Regardless of the calls of President Bartlet, the funeral for Chairman Farad...
...
has some world leaders hesitating to attend due to safety concerns.
Next up, candidate for president Matthew Santos...
...
has local parents talking about education, religion and scientific...
Anything?
Nothing new.
Have you talked to Agent Frost?
He's...
No one's been able to track him down.
He's missing?
I can't say that yet.
He'll turn up by morning.
All right.
You should go home.
We both should.
I'm leaving soon.
I'll let you know if anything happens.
Good evening.
You would not believe the day I've had.
I'd tell you about it if I could talk about it.
A bunch of stuff happened...
...that I can't talk about, so I guess I should stop talking about it.
The truth is I'm so strung out and wired on caffeine...
...I can't tell what room I'm in.
C.J.?
Open that champagne you gave me for my birthday.
Maybe the alcohol will balance out the caffeine.
C.J., the leak...
Let's have a toast.
One final toast before I leave the White House...
...for my perp walk in leg irons.
Here, you open it.
I'll take your eye...
C.
J...
Fine, I'll open it.
But just listen to what I have to say.
Leo's in trouble.
I know.
You do?
I got a lawyer.
What?
I got a lawyer.
I did it.
Santos is a lot smarter and tougher than you think.
We gotta take it to him.
We gotta put Santos in a jam.
Is it Lou or Louise?
Louise is fine.
Chairman Farad, welcome.
I've done more to support the Palestinian cause...
...than anyone who's sat in my chair.
I'm Charles Frost and I'll be handling your briefings.
Go ahead.
Well, there's a situation in Kazakhstan.
I report to Cumberland Minimum Security Prison tomorrow.
Counsel's office says the first round of subpoenas are coming.
If there's anything you want me to...
I want you to tell the truth.
Good morning.
This is an inquiry by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
This is the 14th closed hearing by this committee...
...as we conduct our joint inquiry...
...into the disclosure of classified national-security information to the press.
Will the witness please stand and raise your right hand to take the oath?
Do you swear the testimony you give...
...will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
I do.
Senator Dresden, you may proceed.
Ms.
Hooper, good morning.
Thank you for joining us.
You are Chief of Staff Claudia Jean Cregg's...
...executive assistant, correct?
Yes, sir.
You are responsible for connecting calls...
...from both outside and inside the White House through your office line?
Yes, sir.
I assume you are familiar...
...with the White House archiving system, ARMS?
I am.
This committee has subpoenaed...
...copies of the electronic material that passed through the office...
...between December 30th and July 14th of this year.
In total, the search included 19 segments of the ARMS database.
Separate subpoenas were served to include the use of e-mails...
...from both interoffice hard drives to the individual servers...
...of BlackBerry and various other devices of an electronic nature.
Did you need water?
I'm fine.
Could we get her water?
Yes, sir.
You're aware of an article in The New York Times on July 14th...
...claiming the existence of a shuttle?
Yes, sir, I am.
You're aware the reporter responsible for the article is Greg Brock...
...who has been jailed for refusing to reveal the source?
Yes.
Am I correct that Mr.
Brock appears on Ms.
Cregg's phone log...
...between two and 14 times a week in the six months before June 30th?
Does that sound accurate?
Yes, sir.
On June 27th, you received a call on your main office line...
...from Mr.
Brock's cell phone at 7:27 a.m.
Is that correct?
Yes, sir.
What can you tell us about that call?
I wasn't in the room with Ms.
Cregg at the time of call...
...so I can't say what she and Mr.
Brock spoke about.
You can't say?
I mean, I don't know.
Mr.
Brock called again at 1:29 and again at 2:20 that same afternoon.
The first call you patched through to Ms.
Cregg on her BlackBerry?
That's correct.
Am I correct...
...that the calls that come through can be monitored...
...after they have been connected?
I remind you that you're under oath.
Yes, sir.
So you were capable of monitoring Ms.
Cregg's phone calls...
...private and otherwise.
Yes, sir.
So let me start by asking you...
...did you ever monitor any conversations...
...between Ms.
Cregg and Mr.
Brock?
How long can we keep generating a third of this world's economic output...
...if a third of our students don't even meet the most basic reading levels?
How long can we stay number one...
...in high-tech jobs if we are declining...
...in the percentage of bachelor's degrees and graduate degrees in science?
What are you saying?
They couldn't get creationism in class...
...it violates separation of church and state.
Gonna run into the same with intelligent design.
The board of education held hearings...
...on intelligent design being taught alongside evolution...
...so reporters are gonna wanna talk.
The board has a problem with the Constitution?
The board was taken over by evangelical Christians in the last election.
Vinick's on his way to Atlanta.
Still hammering on border issues.
Looks like the Togetherness Tour is working.
The Washington Post calls the Santos/McGarry show: "An effective blend of energy and experience."
L.A.
Times says Leo "actually looked lifelike."
The Post-Dispatch calls our Education Week "Boring Week."
When we talk about education...
...we're talking about our most precious resource: Our children.
Ladies and gentlemen, we must find better ways...
Morning.
You owe me money.
I'm working.
I'm just saying.
You're talking about a guy with a career 2.37 ERA.
I am.
Had an 0.98 ERA going into the break.
Went 21 straight without blowing one save.
And last night's game makes it 50 bucks.
I'm working.
So am I.
C.J.
Was up all night.
Any word from Margaret?
She's testifying.
She'll be back in an hour.
When do you go?
Tomorrow.
You?
Tuesday.
Hey.
What are we talking about?
Baseball.
Nothing.
Keep that coffee away from me.
Here all night?
Omnibus intellectual-property bill...
...defenses for good-faith uses...
...third-party participation for patent exemptions.
Fun.
You talk fast.
You owe Charlie.
Talking about a guy with a career 2.37 ERA.
Shoo.
Shooing.
Less coffee, more sleep.
What's up?
Out of soy.
I got the caramel.
You know what I'm talking about.
Toby got served yesterday.
How many people here have subpoenas?
Lots.
Lots.
We got trouble.
With a capital T.
And that rhymes with P, and that stands for pool.
Go home and rest.
I just need a nap.
How about a half an hour?
No calls.
Oh, jeez.
I forgot to call Leo.
About what?
Don't ask.
Our economy is changing.
We are in an information revolution...
...and nearly 60 percent of companies say that they face...
When you going to D.C.?
Two hours.
He's doing it again.
I'm on it.
Throw up our hands and do nothing?
No!
I can't hear you!
No!
Don't we want jobs here in America?
Yes!
Or do we really want them to go to India and China...
...where they have the skills, at a quarter of the cost?
No!
What?
No!
Let this be a call to action to all of us today...
...so that we can make sure that all students, all teachers, all schools...
...have the support that they need to meet the highest possible standards...
...for our children's brightest future.
Thank you all for coming today.
Thank you.
Vinick's on to Atlanta for a lunch with the chamber of commerce.
Hammering on border issues?
Jackhammering.
Either way, it's Education Week.
We stay on message.
Questions on intelligent design.
Local issue.
We stay on message, we stay in control.
Give me the watch.
I wasn�t...
People don't think you like the speech.
Love the speech, but I'm getting it five times a day.
We didn't put you here for entertainment.
There someone on that phone?
C.J.
The phone.
The watch.
Oh, for the love of...
Give me the watch.
You're not a tall person.
You're fabulous.
Help me, God, please.
How's Education Week going?
How can we stay number one in tech jobs...
...if we lag behind in the percentage of bachelor's and graduate degrees?
Sounds like a real hoot.
I got a call from the Vinick campaign.
About?
Apparently he had an analyst go off...
...on some situation in Kazakhstan during his daily CIA briefing.
Do we have a situation in Kazakhstan?
Nothing worth telling you guys about.
Have you asked Kate or Nancy?
Vinick wants a new briefer.
The guy wouldn't shut up.
You had anything come up in your briefings?
Not that I'm aware of.
I got served.
Out there?
What can I say?
They're handing subpoenas out at the Dairy Queen.
Leo, the press...
Yeah.
They're gonna have a field day.
Have you gotten a lawyer?
Don't need a lawyer if you haven't done anything wrong.
Yeah.
C.J., I have Kate Harper.
What line?
We have fragmented reports confirming a suicide bombing.
Reports are still not clear on how close the bomber was to the chairman...
...
but we can confirm that Palestinian leader Farad...
...
has been the victim of what appears to be...
C.J., are you there?
Leo.
No word yet on whether Farad is dead...
Find a television.
Ten hut.
Go ahead.
Please.
At 9:33 p.m.
Jerusalem time...
...Chairman Farad was on his way back from speaking in the West Bank...
...when a vehicle charged and exploded.
Several students were killed and Farad was injured.
He's at Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount of Olives.
We're unclear on the extent of injuries, but most of his security detail was killed.
Has anyone claimed responsibility?
Not yet.
Commander Perkins?
On speaker.
Have we heard from the Israelis?
Not yet, Mr.
President.
Who sent the bomber?
Too soon to tell.
Smart money is on Hamas or Islamic Jihad.
Concern is whether this is part of a scheme backed by Syria or Iran.
Iran and Syria are interested in status quo.
They don't want our mission to succeed.
They need the problem to keep people interested in the West.
Who's in charge with Farad injured?
Speaker of the house assumes the presidency.
The constitution calls for an election within 60 days to fill the post.
Mukarat would win any popular election.
Unless Hamas wants to exploit the situation.
We don't want fighting between Hamas and the Palestinian security forces.
That could be a prelude to civil war.
With our peacekeepers in the crossfire.
Chairman Farad died five minutes ago.
We need to do everything in our power...
...to help the Palestinians hold this together.
Press is waiting.
Draft of your Farad...
I know what I'm gonna say, Josh.
What do we know?
Farad's dead.
Suicide bomber.
Mukarat?
The president's trying to rally support.
And the Israelis?
Zahavy'll tighten security...
...close checkpoints.
If Israelis reenter those territories...
There will be a briefing in an hour.
Vinick responded?
In minutes.
Funeral will blow us out of the water.
He wasn�t popular.
Bartlet has to make this an event if he wants to hold peace.
Two days before the campaign shuts down.
We should shut down tomorrow.
Are you crazy?
Respect for...
This is a campaign.
Vinick is not gonna take...
Guys, come on.
I wanna call the president, offer condolences.
I know he and Farad were close.
We'll make time after your statement to the press.
This is a pit stop.
No stray questions.
Got it.
Can you take a call from headquarters?
Sure.
I'll catch up.
His name is Ned.
What?
Ted.
His name's actually Ned.
I don't like his head.
Hello?
How do you respond to Chairman Farad's death? "
Those souls are great who, dying, gave a gift of greater life to man.
Death stands abashed before the brave.
They own a life death cannot ban."
My thoughts are with Chairman Farad's family...
...and to all who share the dream of peace throughout.
Congressman, will you attend the funeral?
We've only just received the news.
This state's board of education is questioning the teaching of evolution.
I don't think this is the right time.
Thank you.
Congressman, could you tell us if you believe in intelligent design?
I believe in God, and I'd like to think he's intelligent.
Does that mean you believe it should be taught in schools?
Does that mean you don't believe in evolution?
Can we get a follow-up question, please?
It was a gaffe.
It was not.
Worse, it was a God gaffe.
Can we not call it that?
Said he believed intelligent design.
Not what he said.
Didn't say he didn't.
Didn�t say he did.
It's creationism with a Groucho mask.
It isn't.
It deviates enough from the Bible to say the Earth is, indeed, over 6000 years.
It doesn't say God created everything, but perhaps an intelligent designer.
When asked if he believes in intelligent design, he responds, "I believe in God."
That sounds like "Yes."
It sounds like he wants the Bible taught in biology class, which...
He doesn't.
Which means we are off message...
...which means we're out of control.
You're right.
Thank you.
We have to issue a clarifying statement.
Phone's ringing off the hook.
How many Congressionals?
Fifteen.
Half our base.
ACLU, NARAL...
Hey.
Any positive phone calls?
A couple.
Most think he's pandering, or worse.
Or that he believes in intelligent design.
Anybody have the time?
It's 10:20.
We've got a plane to catch.
Goodbye, everybody.
Woman stole my watch.
Got a minute?
Yeah.
I got served.
They want me to appear on Monday.
Before Congress?
Yeah.
Leo.
I'll call you from the plane.
What time is Zahavy calling?
The president's waiting in the Oval now.
Vinick.
Right.
I got a call from Vinick campaign about a CIA analyst going bonkers in his briefing.
Wouldn't shut up about Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan?
Kazakhstan?
One of the Stans.
Remember the agent's name?
No.
I'll look into it.
Thanks.
You okay?
They're calling me.
How you doing?
On my last drop of adrenaline.
You?
That guy called again.
Margaret often gives me a name.
Margaret's not back yet?
Mr.
Frost.
Charles Frost?
Don't know him.
You heard about Santos and how smart God is?
Sounds like Education Week's evolving into Religion Week.
Briefing in 10.
The president spoken to Zahavy?
Any minute.
We're in the Oval.
Hey, I got subpoenaed.
Congratulations.
You?
Nope.
Last one to get one's a rotten egg.
Last one is the focus of the investigation.
Have a lawyer?
No, I do not.
Get one.
I don't need a lawyer if I haven't done wrong.
The president's on with Zahavy.
I understand, Eli.
I feel exactly the same way.
I'm sure we all hope for that.
Thank you, Mr.
Prime Minister.
Anything?
He's nervous.
Will Zahavy attend the funeral?
He wouldn't commit.
Palestinians are protesting in Ramallah, in Bethlehem...
...claiming Israelis were behind this.
That's Hamas.
Did Zahavy confirm the closing of his checkpoints?
Yes.
And he agreed that he'd like to see Mukarat win the election.
If the Israelis reenter...
Mukarat goes.
Think we can hold together for 60 days?
If we keep Mukarat alive for three, it'll be a miracle.
Toby.
First draft only, sir.
Sir, we have an update on the bomber.
His name is Asim bin Ahmed.
He was a 23-year-old medical student at Al-Quds University in Hebron.
A student?
He had friends on a Jihad soccer team.
Jihad soccer team?
Several have carried out bombings.
Though the bomber has no formal ties to Hamas...
...his classmates say he spent hours at the mosque praying and studying.
Sir, our satellites are showing Israeli tank movement.
We need to announce our plans to attend the funeral.
We'll round up Zahavy, Prime Minister Grady...
...President D'Astier and Chancellor Earhart.
Have they said they're coming?
Not yet.
Palestinians wanna have the funeral in Israeli-controlled Jerusalem.
Beautiful this time of year.
No one is gonna guarantee security.
Secret Service is gonna go crazy.
Leaders with a death wish would go.
Fine, we'll send Congress.
You should go, sir.
The Palestinians need to see you there.
See how much you respected Farad...
...how committed you still are to peace.
I am gonna attend, and I want the leaders of the world to attend with me.
Get the leaders of Syria, Lebanon and Egypt on the phone.
It's almost 1 a.m.
In Cairo, sir.
Good, let's wake some people up.
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you, sir.
Commander?
We're gonna hold this peace together.
Yes, sir.
The governor's inside.
Wants to use his photographers.
We're using ours.
Make sure no press sneaks into the parent-teacher roundtable.
They'll wait outside.
Afterwards...
...we'll put something out clarifying the congressman's statement.
That says he thinks God's a moron?
He's not running for preacher.
He's not gonna use Medicaid for communion wafers.
He believes in God, as did Lincoln.
We can't get sucked into these issues.
Except the Republicans have nominated a pro-choice...
...anti-God candidate for the first time.
We have a chance to reach in and win back religious voters...
...to tell the heartland that maybe...
...we finally have a nominee who's not hostile to their cultural values.
We got their attention.
Which is why you're gonna what?
Stay on message.
If someone asks...
...about intelligent design, you...?
Answer?
Yes.
No.
The ACLU and Anti-Defamation League called...
...for clarification on your God gaffe.
My what?
The Center for American Innovation and Advancement of the American Way...
...are going bananas.
Don't let anyone bait you into using...
Words.
Words?
Yeah, words, like... "
Evolution."
"Genesis."
"Monkey Trial."
"Creationism."
"School."
"Church."
"State."
Amen.
Hey.
Margaret called.
She's still not back?
They had more questions after lunch.
You want some coffee?
I'm taking a nap.
Okay.
I just need half an hour.
You got it.
I'm serious.
I'm starting to see weird colors, so no people, no calls.
Charles Frost called again.
Say what he wanted?
He said he needed to talk today.
Oh, try to find out who he is.
No visitors, no calls?
I just need half an hour.
Power nap.
Yes.
Sweet dreams.
Charlie.
Close the door.
Right.
You busy?
Yes.
You alone?
I'm reading.
Guess it's time for reading glasses.
What do you want?
Meeting Haffley on this bill.
Get Charlie to help.
Haffley's gonna push us on providers.
He'll want Straight-A provisions to nullify school-based provisions.
It's legislative back-and-forth.
Reconsider getting a lawyer.
Greg Brock...
Is in jail.
Charlie.
Margaret's not back yet?
Can't you see I'm losing my mind?
And if I can't sleep, I need at least 10 minutes of quiet time to myself.
Quiet time.
My time.
I'm going out to get coffee.
Ready to freebase if that's what it takes to make this life livable.
Peace, quiet and an IV of caffeine.
Can I get you anything?
I'm good.
Let me.
Take a nap.
Really?
Either that or we pad the walls.
What'll you have?
A double-shot cinnamon mochachino, no whip, sprinkles and another shot.
I'll write it down.
Can you help me with this?
Sure.
This is a lot, isn't it?
I never know when I'll need an extra set of everything.
Flight time to the nation 's capital is one hour and five minutes.
You all right?
I'm fine.
Just a little process I go through when I fly.
What process is that?
I wash back two anti-anxiety pills...
...with a few flutes of champagne, and I'm just fine.
Thank you, Lauren.
You realize it's a short flight.
Sir.
Has the speaker called back?
No, sir.
He's on to the fact that you're inviting him to a funeral...
...where there's a fifty-fifty chance he'll wind up dead.
Coward.
I wanted to remind you...
...that the reception for new members at the Kennedy Center will be at 8 p.m.
Fine.
Have a seat.
Sir?
Sit with me a minute.
Who's performing tonight?
Oh, the Vlassenko Septet will be playing Mozart.
Did you know Mozart's father believed his son to be a miracle from God?
He was so convinced of this that he forced young Wolfgang...
...to play all over Europe.
He felt it was his duty in a world where no one believed in miracles anymore...
...to show them God's latest.
Mr.
McGarry's on the line.
Thank you.
How did Wolfgang feel about being hauled around like a trained monkey?
It pretty much screwed him up for life.
Leo.
Mr.
President.
When do you get in?
In about an hour.
Really?
Things must be slow on the campaign trail.
Mr.
President, I've been served a subpoena to appear before Congress.
At 7:23 on the morning of June 20th...
...Ms.
Cregg called Mr.
Brock on his cell phone.
Yes, sir.
Were you on that call?
I don't believe I was.
You don't?
No, because my first recollection of learning of this call was from Ms.
Cregg.
You connected the call but did not monitor it?
I don't believe I connected that call.
Can you say...?
That is my recollection.
Your recollection is...
...that you don't remember.
My best recollection is that I did not connect that particular call.
On the afternoon of the 29th, you received a call...
...from Mr.
Leo McGarry at 4:23 p.m.?
Yes.
He was calling...
...to discuss the New York Times article with C.J.
Cregg?
Yes, sir.
Miss Cregg?
You scared me.
Charles Frost.
We met once at the agency.
You've been calling me.
I have information concerning the assassination of Chairman Farad.
It's extremely sensitive.
May I sit?
You briefed Arnold Vinick.
I need five minutes with the president.
No problem.
The assassination is not what they've been telling you.
What have they been telling me?
That it's a student extremist with TATP.
That he was an individual acting on his own.
This was a carefully organized act, and there are more coming.
Did you take this through channels?
I've been attempting, but no one takes the larger threat seriously.
What larger threat?
The assassination of Chairman Farad...
...is linked to another assassination that will be carried out within days.
Another will be carried out in weeks.
The target will be in Kazakhstan.
Rushan Issetov.
The strongest leader in the region.
No one here will care, but Kazakhstan...
...will be thrown into chaos.
The third assassination will be the regional vice president of Unocal.
I just need five minutes.
This could be the beginning.
We can do a big speech on faith and public values.
He can offer himself up as the buckle on the Bible belt.
Fifteen percent of our base are secular.
Josh.
Leo.
You reminded him to stay off the Old Testament?
Yeah, I'm trying.
How you guys doing?
Make sure he doesn't take questions.
Yeah, I'm on it.
How's the rest of the day look?
Same as always.
Photo op followed by roundtable followed by photo op.
Have you told the congressman?
I haven't.
Did you call the president?
I did.
What did he say?
What do you think?
I'll call you after?
The roundtable's starting.
Listen, I gotta...
Go.
Yeah, come on.
Update on the funeral?
When do you brief?
Five.
I'll let you know.
I have remarks for the president to make at tonight's recital.
Great.
I wonder if you need to look at them.
Anything I would notice, C.J.
Will notice.
Sure.
What are you digging for?
How'd your testimony go?
Postponed.
Apparently Margaret's still up there.
You got my message?
Yeah, I was on my way.
I'll let her know you're here.
Kate Harper.
You can go in.
We need to talk.
I have the analyst who briefed Vinick.
Frost.
I spent 20 minutes with him.
Here?
He said some things.
I'm gonna have his ass.
Why are analysts under your purview coming to me?
I apologize, and I'll have his ass.
Are we sending lunatics...
...to brief Republicans?
He said there'd be another assassination.
In Kazakhstan.
Issetov.
He said it was related to Farad.
We have no intelligence to support that.
I feel so much better.
Frost is a good analyst.
He knows the region.
Sometimes he's wrong.
Is he still briefing Vinick?
Not after yesterday.
Let me take care of it.
He also said some VP of Unocal was gonna be assassinated.
Yeah.
Yeah.
C.J., this just came from Counsel's office.
What is it?
I'm pretty sure it's a subpoena.
We are in an information age.
And we have a school system...
...that is practically a relic of the agrarian age.
The best teachers will tell you themselves...
...we have to raise standards for teachers.
We have to.
We should pay them like professionals and hold them to higher standards.
Yes?
Congressman Santos, do you believe in the theory of intelligent design?
What's your name?
Michelle Banks.
I teach 10-grade science here.
Well, Michelle, as a Catholic who attends church every Sunday...
...I do believe in God, and my faith tells me...
...that there was a designer.
Time to leave.
The school?
The state.
Yes, sir?
What's your name?
Clifford Reynolds.
I teach English here at Leonard.
Nice to meet you, Clifford.
Thanks.
May I ask you if you believe in the theory of evolution?
I think it would be fairly difficult to teach geology, anthropology...
...and zoology without evolution, so, yes, I do.
I don't think it's contradictory to believe in science and believe in God.
Do you believe that the theory of intelligent design...
...and the theory of evolution...
...should be taught alongside each other in the public schools?
Absolutely not.
One is based on science and one is based on faith.
Intelligent design is not a scientific theory.
It's a religious belief, and our Constitution...
...does not allow for the teaching of religion in public schools.
Many of us here would be more comfortable...
...if our children were taught all points.
And I'm all for that.
Evolution is not perfect.
It doesn't answer every question, but it is based on scientific facts.
Facts that can be predicted, tested and proven.
Intelligent design asks theological questions.
Many of us would agree that at the beginning...
...of all that begatting...
...something begun.
What was that something?
Congressman Santos...
...many of us want a science taught to our kids...
...that's in accordance with our beliefs.
I understand.
But can't we agree...
...that the inclusion of non-scientific explanations...
...into the science curriculum of our schools...
...misrepresents the nature of science...
...and therefore compromises a central purpose in our public education...
...which is the preparation of a scientifically literate work force.
If you have a problem with your child's education, get involved.
If you have a problem with what the board wants, run for school board.
We can never forget that the best way to preserve our democracy...
...is to take part in it.
Thanks for your question.
I thank you all.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'll be damned.
Congressman.
Congressman.
Do you feel that teaching...?
Just because I'm talking about faith...
...doesn't mean I don't believe in separation of church and state.
Do you think Senator Vinick believes in intelligent design?
Well, I don't know.
You'd have to ask him that.
Did what I think happened just happen?
Ted...
My name's Ned.
Where's the nearest TV?
Senator Vinick.
You know, the Supreme Court...
...
does not allow the teaching of religion in public schools.
Come on.
But, senator...
This is a local responsibility, not a federal one.
You can do better than that.
Some on the right are still looking for a reason to vote for you.
Can you afford to keep alienating them?
Thank you.
That's when Vinick's people ended the Q & A.
Ended the Q & A.
Meet the Press called.
They wanna open with Santos and his views on religion and education.
And Nightline called about Monday.
Where's the congressman?
Yes, Mr.
Speaker.
I appreciate the support.
Thank you.
The speaker's in.
We're close to a full house on Air Force One.
Any word from the ambassador if Chigorin's coming?
You can corner him at tonight's recital.
Yeah.
Wheels up at 9 a.m.
Tomorrow.
Agent Butterfield will be briefing you on security on the plane.
Fine.
Santos seems to have turned the tables on Vinick.
Yes.
I understand Leo called.
Yeah.
Thank you, sir.
Barry.
Mr.
Vice President.
Please.
I can't tell you how comforted we all are by your presence on the ticket.
Awful about Farad.
How do we protect ourselves from a guy dressed in dynamite?
I appreciate you taking the time to come by.
Of course.
I've been served a subpoena to appear before the Intelligence Committee...
...investigating the White House leak.
You could claim executive privilege.
I wasn�t chief of staff when it happened.
You were working in the White House.
Privilege isn't gonna work.
The president has ordered all personnel to cooperate.
You were working in the White House without a title...
...with the individual who's now become the focus of a criminal investigation.
Yes.
So a candidate for the vice-presidency...
...with alcoholism and heart disease...
...was working at the White House when a breach of national security occurred...
...and is going to be dropped at the Hart Building with his lawyer...
...to testify before a Republican congressional committee...
...investigating a Democratic administration's failure...
...to competently protect the presidency.
Any way I can protect the Santos campaign?
When do you go before the committee?
Monday.
We can talk about protecting you.
But as far as the Santos campaign is concerned...
...you are just a guy dressed in dynamite.
Thank you.
You wanted to see me, Mr.
President?
Toby, come on in.
You read my draft, sir?
I made a few changes, but...
Have a seat.
Thank you, sir.
What changes?
Do we know more about the bomber?
He was a student.
Twenty-three-year-old from an upper middle-class family.
When he wasn�t in school, he spent hours at the mosque...
...studying and praying.
Churchill said, "A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
I pushed him.
Farad?
Farad didn't think the peace would work, and I pushed him into doing it.
Leo called.
He's coming to town to do the Sunday-morning shows.
He's also coming to see his attorney.
It seems he's been served a subpoena to testify.
Leo can't pull up to the Hart Building in a limo.
Vice-presidential candidate can't testify.
It'll be the end of Santos' campaign.
The investigation into the leak...
...is focused on C.J.
They've got it wrong.
Apparently, they don't see it that way.
You need to dress for the recital, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
How'd it go?
Try and get some sleep.
The motorcade's gonna pick you up at 7 a.m.
Sharp at your hotel.
Once you wrap it up, you have 30 minutes...
...to get to Face the Nation, followed by a sit-down with The Post.
Don't you ever get tired?
No.
And how is that?
I graduated cum laude...
...with a degree in art history.
If you'd told me I'd end up here...
Let's just say I love my job.
What time is it?
Headed back to your hotel?
Yeah, it's been a day.
What are you up to?
Heading back to my apartment and a nice hot bath.
Feel like dinner?
I do, but...
Get a bite.
It's early.
Thanks, but no.
I just think it's better while we're spending so much time together...
...that we try and keep our distance whenever possible.
Keep our distance?
Because of the tension.
What tension?
Last education stuff of the day, then back to the hotel.
Let you know when they're ready.
I'll see you inside.
Thank you.
You wanna talk?
How you doing?
I'm good, good.
Joey Lucas said there might be some movement in the polls.
The Sunday shows are gonna make Matt Santos' Education Week...
...their lead political story.
Imagine that.
We came here to talk about education.
You spent the whole day getting people to talk about education.
A little religion helps the medicine go down.
Leo got subpoenaed.
When does he appear?
Monday.
Okay, ready.
The president will be leaving for Jerusalem in the morning.
Will Zahavy be attending?
He's afraid his presence will provoke a reaction from hardliners.
We're deploying more of our own peacekeeping troops...
...as a precaution.
How long until they're in position?
The coordinator said six hours.
Any other activity?
The Israelis halted their tanks for now.
What's that?
We have what appears to be another assassination.
Kazakhstan.
President.
Standard turmoil in the region.
Issetov?
That's right.
I want you to tell me everything you can about the assassin.
Somebody get our ambassador to Kazakhstan.
And I want the regional office of Unocal on the phone now.
Before we recognize tonight's Kennedy Center board...
...I'd like to take a moment.
Chairman Farad was my friend.
Together with Israeli Prime Minister Zahavy...
...we pursued the challenge of a brave and just peace.
Our goal was a better future for the children.
But old enemies die hard, and last night hatred and fear...
...took our friend in a senseless act of cowardice.
How, then, should we respond to such violence and despair?
I know that Chairman Farad would want us...
...to take a moment to remember those innocent victims...
...who perished with him.
They were seven students studying at universities in Jerusalem.
And their names are: Salim Saidam, age 19, Palestinian.
Akiva Eshkol, age 23, Israeli...
To be a person of faith...
...is to have the world challenge that faith.
Was the universe designed by God?
That's up to everyone in this country...
...to decide for themselves, because the framers of our Constitution...
...believed that if the people were to be sovereign...
...and belong to different religions at the same time...
...then our official religion would have to be no religion at all.
It was a bold experiment then, as it is now.
It wasn�t meant to make us comfortable.
It was meant to make us free.
Regardless of the calls of President Bartlet, the funeral for Chairman Farad...
...
has some world leaders hesitating to attend due to safety concerns.
Next up, candidate for president Matthew Santos...
...
has local parents talking about education, religion and scientific...
Anything?
Nothing new.
Have you talked to Agent Frost?
He's...
No one's been able to track him down.
He's missing?
I can't say that yet.
He'll turn up by morning.
All right.
You should go home.
We both should.
I'm leaving soon.
I'll let you know if anything happens.
Good evening.
You would not believe the day I've had.
I'd tell you about it if I could talk about it.
A bunch of stuff happened...
...that I can't talk about, so I guess I should stop talking about it.
The truth is I'm so strung out and wired on caffeine...
...I can't tell what room I'm in.
C.J.?
Open that champagne you gave me for my birthday.
Maybe the alcohol will balance out the caffeine.
C.J., the leak...
Let's have a toast.
One final toast before I leave the White House...
...for my perp walk in leg irons.
Here, you open it.
I'll take your eye...
C.
J...
Fine, I'll open it.
But just listen to what I have to say.
Leo's in trouble.
I know.
You do?
I got a lawyer.
What?
I got a lawyer.
I did it.